Integrated convertible foot towel

Abstract

The invention is entirely new in that there is no other product known to the inventor which accomplishes the aim of enabling an individual to dry his or her feet without stooping or bending and without putting a towel or rug on the floor. The invention quite simply is a water resistant base portion which stays put on the tub (but is easily removable therefrom), accompanied by a convertible portion on which there is a towel mounted, which is easily removable from the base portion for cleaning.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not applicable. REFERENCE TO A SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING COMPACT DISC APPENDIX [0003] Not applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION: [0004] The examiner has no doubt heard anecdotal stories about elderly persons who slipped and fell in a common bathtub, causing serious bodily injury, paralysis or death. This is a serious and persistent health care issue for the elderly, which increases the length of rehabilitation from illness, increases the duration and cost of hospital visits, and lessens the degree of independence of seniors everywhere. However, elderly persons have no monopoly on these slips and falls. Adults and children who have simply encountered slippery surfaces due to water in, on and around their bathtub have no doubt taken similar spills, resulting, in many cases, in serious bodily injury and possible permanent ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0005] The integrated convertible foot towel is a fanciful and highly useful device which is designed to serve two principal aims: (1) to reduce the risk of slip and fall in the bathtub: and (2) to allow the user to dry his or her feet prior to exiting the bathtub without having to bend over using a towel to dry his or her feet. There are doubtless those with arthritis or other degenerative changes in their back, who have difficulty bending over without pain, for whom the invention would serve to allow them to dry their feet without exiting the tub first, and without stooping and bending with a towel to dry their feet. It encourages them to dry their feet without simply ignoring the issue and stepping onto a wet floor if they have forgotten to put a towel down, or if the rug they originally had outside the tub is in the laundry, or if they do not have a rug.

Problems solved by technology

This is a serious and persistent health care issue for the elderly, which increases the length of rehabilitation from illness, increases the duration and cost of hospital visits, and lessens the degree of independence of seniors everywhere.

However, elderly persons have no monopoly on these slips and falls.

Adults and children who have simply encountered slippery surfaces due to water in, on and around their bathtub have no doubt taken similar spills, resulting, in many cases, in serious bodily injury and possible permanent disability.

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